On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 04:34:43PM -0400, Craig A. Vanderborgh wrote: >Christopher Faylor wrote: >>On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 12:31:34PM -0700, Linda W wrote: >>>A working cross compiler? Perhaps that is part of the >>>non-straightforward problem. Have to build non-standard compiler and >>>whatever other tools are that need to be created especially for such an >>>environment. This is what I was referring to when I said that I always >>>seemed to be missing one tool or another that are "obvious" to people >>>who already have them setup. I guess I somehow thought that since both >>>were x86 based, there might be some switch tools to produce different >>>obj/executable formats. A bit naive I suppose... >>> >>>It'd be nice if this process was also in the FAQ... >> >>There are all sorts of sites out there which deal with creating cross >>compilers. There is no reason to add this to the FAQ. >> >>Just typing "how do I build a cross compiler" into google should be >>more than adequate. >> >I believe that this is a great example where it would be quite >appropriate for you to provide a more useful response than "go google >yourself". > >The details of exactly how a cross compiler should be configured for >Cygwin are quite important, yet they remain a mystery to far too many >people.
Hey kids! It's "Mr. Hyperbole!" >Why not take just a few minutes and jot this information down >somewhere? Is it really so much to ask?? I don't have to take a few minutes since typing "cygwin cross compiler linux" into google will get you to minimalist instructions that I sent in 2003. It will also unearth other web sites and messages which deal with this issue. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/